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Trade CeeDee Lamb for James Cook III? No, Lamb is worth 13 more.

No on value. CeeDee Lamb is worth 100 rest of season and James Cook III 87, so giving up Lamb costs 13. Lamb rates 18.2 market points a game with 11 games left, Cook 15.8 with 11. On usage, Lamb has drawn 32 percent of DAL targets; Cook has 67 percent of BUF carries and 9 percent of its targets. Lamb is at GB in Week 6 (16th most points allowed to WRs); Cook is at LV in Week 6 (16th most points allowed to RBs). CeeDee Lamb is listed Questionable (quadriceps).

The verdict, Week 5

Keeping CeeDee Lamb wins by 13.

CeeDee Lamb 10087 James Cook III

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CeeDee Lamb

WR3DALQuestionable

100

value, #10

Pts/game
18.2
Games left
11
Bye
14
CeeDee Lamb weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
18.216.419.2

James Cook III

RB12BUF

87

value, #18

Pts/game
15.8
Games left
11
Bye
7
James Cook III weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5
16.215.814.4

Where the values come from

Lamb is the 3rd receiver on the chart and 10th overall. His 18.2 a game is 9.1 above the replacement receiver's 9.1, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 14, which is how he comes to 100.

Cook is the 12th running back on the chart and 18th overall. His 15.8 a game is 7.9 above the replacement running back's 7.9, over 11 games left with his bye in Week 7, which is how he comes to 87.

The weekly market prices

The market priced CeeDee Lamb at 18.2 in Week 3, 16.5 in Week 4 and 19.2 in Week 5, a median of 18.2 points a game, up 1.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.

The market priced James Cook III at 16.2 in Week 3, 15.8 in Week 4 and 14.4 in Week 5, a median of 15.8 points a game, down 1.8 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

CeeDee Lamb has scored 115.1 PPR points in 5 games, 23.0 a game, 4.8 a game more than the 18.2 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished WR22 with 200.9 PPR points in 14 games, 14.4 a game.

Week 1 vs NYG: 15.4 points (WR20 that week), 0 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 8 targets for 44 yards, 1 touchdown, 81 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs WAS: 35.3 points (WR3 that week), 8 of 9 targets for 153 yards, 2 touchdowns, 75 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs BAL: 20.2 points (WR11 that week), 7 of 8 targets for 112 yards, 82 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs HOU: 41.3 points (WR2 that week), -6 rushing yards on 1 carry, 17 of 21 targets for 189 yards, 1 touchdown, 86 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs TB: 2.9 points (WR82 that week), 2 of 5 targets for 9 yards.

James Cook III has scored 66.5 PPR points in 4 games, 16.6 a game, 0.8 a game more than the 15.8 the market prices him at from here.

Last season he finished RB6 with 302.2 PPR points in 17 games, 17.8 a game.

Week 1 vs HOU: 9.9 points (RB27 that week), 57 rushing yards on 13 carries, 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 72 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs DET: 20.9 points (RB5 that week), 135 rushing yards on 21 carries, 1 of 3 targets for 4 yards, 1 touchdown, 74 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs LAC: 19.4 points (RB9 that week), 154 rushing yards on 24 carries, 0 of 1 target for 0 yards, 1 touchdown, 67 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs NE: 16.3 points (RB19 that week), 75 rushing yards on 12 carries, 2 of 2 targets for 8 yards, 1 touchdown, 59 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 4, CeeDee Lamb has averaged 0.5 carries for -1 yards and 11.5 targets and 9.3 catches for 125 yards a game on 82 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 6 times inside the 20, 13 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 4 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against HOU he had 1 carry and 21 targets on 86 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 4, James Cook III has averaged 17.5 carries for 105 yards and 2.5 targets and 1.5 catches for 6 yards a game on 68 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 15 times inside the 20, 38 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 4 games.

In Week 4 against NE he had 12 carries and 2 targets on 59 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 6 through Week 17. CeeDee Lamb has 11 games in it with his bye in Week 14; James Cook III has 11 games with his bye in Week 7.

GB, Lamb's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 32.8 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 4 games, the 16th most to WRs of 32.

LV, Cook's Week 6 opponent, has allowed 21.1 PPR points a game to RBs this season over 4 games, the 16th most to RBs of 32.

What would even it

The side getting James Cook III would want about 13 more added to make it even: a player like Drake Maye, valued at 14. Two players for Lamb also costs that side a roster spot.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade CeeDee Lamb for James Cook III?

    No on value: CeeDee Lamb is worth 100 and James Cook III 87, a loss of 13. It can still help a lineup that needs a running back more than it needs Lamb.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, CeeDee Lamb or James Cook III?

    CeeDee Lamb, 100 to 87. He rates 18.2 market points a game over 11 games left, against 15.8 over 11 for James Cook III, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.

  • How are these trade values calculated?

    Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 6 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

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